By Siti Rohaizah Zainal
SHAH ALAM, Feb 14 — A total of 128 organisations and associations have been selected to participate in the 2021/2022 Selangor Green Technology and Environmental Grants.
State executive councillor for the environment and green technology Hee Loy Sian said the selected participants will implement an impactful environmental sustainability programme.
“Some 320 applications have been received since registration opened on December 1 last year. Of this, 128 applications were approved while there were some applications that had to be rejected as they did not focus on green technology and the environment.
“The selected applications include programmes related to environmental sustainability, such as river and beach cleaning, environmental education seminar, and tree planting,” he said.
Hee was met during the 2021/2022 Green Technology and Environmental Grants handover ceremony at the Selangor State Secretariat building today.
The councillor added the grant is an initiative to support Selangor's agenda towards preserving the environment, in tackling the issues of global warming, air, and water pollution.
“The objective is to help the community in getting funding for their innovative projects, so that awareness of the importance of environmental care is increased, as well as encouraging the use of green technology in daily life," he said.
For this year, the state government has allocated some RM1.3 million in grants, with maximum funding of RM10,000 under the Environment Grant, for each organisation and association as well as RM20,000 for the Green Technology Grant.
